{{Support vote}} On September 4, 2013, the [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] narrowly approved an authorization for President Obama to use limited force against Syria.<ref name="usatoday" It was approved by a 10-7 vote.<ref name="syriacommitteevote">http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/committee-mulls-syria-vote-delay-96260.html ''Politico,'' "Senate panel approves Syria measure," accessed September 5, 2013]</ref>

The vote came after a three-hour briefing with top Obama administration officials, including Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] and James Clapper, the director of national intelligence.<ref name="syriacommitteevote"/>

The vote came after a three-hour briefing with top Obama administration officials, including Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] and James Clapper, the director of national intelligence.<ref name="syriacommitteevote"/>

Of the nine [[Democratic]] members and eight [[Republican]] members that make up the committee, seven [[Democrats]] members and three [[Republicans]] voted in favor, while five [[Republicans]] and two [[Democrats]] opposed the authorization.<ref name="syriacommitteevote"/> A single "present" vote was cast by [[Ed Markey]] ([[Democratic|D]]). {{{Name}}} was one of the seven [[Democrats]] who approved the authorization.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/syria-vote-senate-foreign-relations-committee-96290.html ''Politico,'' "How Senate Foreign Relations Committee members voted on Syria," accessed September 5, 2013]</ref><noinclude>{{reflist}}[[Category:Congress templates]]</noinclude>

Of the nine [[Democratic]] members and eight [[Republican]] members that make up the committee, seven [[Democrats]] members and three [[Republicans]] voted in favor, while five [[Republicans]] and two [[Democrats]] opposed the authorization.<ref name="syriacommitteevote"/> A single "present" vote was cast by [[Ed Markey]] ([[Democratic|D]]). {{{Name}}} was one of the seven [[Democrats]] who approved the authorization.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/syria-vote-senate-foreign-relations-committee-96290.html ''Politico,'' "How Senate Foreign Relations Committee members voted on Syria," accessed September 5, 2013]</ref><noinclude>{{reflist}}[[Category:Congress templates]]</noinclude>